Colour

#BA00BF

#BA00BF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA00BF is a magenta with RGB values 186, 0, 191 and HSL 298°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA00BF#BA00BF

HEX#BA00BF

RGBrgb(186, 0, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0, 0.749

RGB percentages72.9%, 0%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(298.4, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.4, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK2.6%, 100%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,189,887

CSS custom property--colour: #BA00BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#45FF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4670BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BF3770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#05BF00

Analogous#5B00BF, #BF0065

Triadic#BFBA00, #00BFBA

Split complementary#65BF00, #00BF5A

Tetradic#BF5A00, #05BF00, #0065BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FC8CFF

Lighter +30%#FB59FF

Lighter +20%#F926FF

Lighter +10%#EC00F2

Darker −10%#88008C

Darker −20%#570059

Darker −30%#250026

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA00BF

Less saturated −25%#A318A7

Channel breakdown

R186

B191

Red186 (72.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue298.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 00 · B BF

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